Mr Suraj Shankhpal has been awarded the prestigious Dan Grove Scholarship Award at the ASIS China Conference held at Shanghai recently. Mr David Davis President of ASIS International presented the award to Mr Shankhpal.
The Dan Grove APAC Regional Scholarship recognises an emerging security professional and member of ASIS in the Asia Pacific Advisory Council (APAC) region with a commitment to the practice of security management as demonstrated through their ongoing security employment coupled with ASIS or other security industry volunteer service.
Dan Grove was an FBI Agent for 25 years and a China specialist for much of that service. He opened the FBI liaison office at the American Consulate General in Hong Kong in 1966 and covered most of Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand from that post. On retiring from the FBI and after a short stint as Security Manager, Asia – Pacific for Levi Strauss & Co., Dan moved back to Hong Kong, where he was associated with Pinkerton Asia, Security Support Services Ltd. and Hill & Associates. Dan was active in founding the Hong Kong Chapter of ASIS and served as its first Chairman. This award is named in Dan’s honour in recognition of his contribution to the security industry in the Asia Pacific region, and his desire to develop future security professionals
